Ofori Panin Senior High School

Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) is a co-educational second cycle institution at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region of Ghana.^[2] Ofori Panin School (formerly Tafo-Kukurantumi Senior High school, now nicknamed OPASS), is a co-educational boarding school located at Tafo in Akyem, Eastern Region, Ghana. The school was founded in 1961 by Kwame Nkrumah.^[3] The foundation stone of the building was laid on 19 May 1962 by Hon. Kofi Asante Ofori Attah, M.P. for Akim Abuakwa and Minister of Justice at that time. An alumnus/alumna of Ofori Panin is known as an "Opassian".

School typeHigh School Co-educational Boarding / Residential

MottoDwen na Som
(Think and Serve)

Religious affiliation

Non-denominational Christian

Established22 September 1961

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Ofori Panin Senior High School
Location
P. O. Box 11 Tafo -Kukurantumi.[1] Tafo Eastern Region Tafo 00233 Ghana
05°37′38″N 00°12′49″W
Information
School type	High School Co-educational Boarding / Residential
Motto	Dwen na Som (Think and Serve)
Religious affiliation	Non-denominational Christian
Established	22 September 1961
Founder	Dr Kwame Nkrumah
Educational authority	Ministry of Education
Chairperson	Opanin Charles Arthur, Chairperson of Board of Governors
Head teacher	Mr Ernest Antwi Gyimah
Chaplain	Rev. Eric Aforo .
Grades	Forms 1–3 (10th – 12th grades)
Gender	Co-ed (Boys/Girls)
Age range	14 to 19 years
Education system	Senior High School
Classes offered	Visual Arts, Home Economics, Science, General Arts, Business
Campus	Ofori Panin School
Campus type	Residential garden-style Setting
Houses	8
Colours	Blue and White
Song	OPASS, Our Alma Mater
Nickname	OPASS
Publication	Mpaninfoɔ
Alumni	OPASS Alumni Association
Website	www.oforipaninshs.com

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The motto of the school is "Dwen Na Som" meaning "Think and Serve", a reference to the founders' expressed philosophy that starting in the context of school life, male and female, everyone should serve with a thoughtful mind and be ready and willing to serve yourself, your school, family, nation and the world at large. The school crest was designed using the leopard, a torch, a cutlass and a tree. The leopard signifies strength and intelligence, a torch, which shows light and brightness on the path to victory, a cutlass that represents the farming community of Akim Abuakwa, a tree signifying the rain forest of Akyem Abuakwa which provides fertile land for the production of timber and cocoa, the backbone of Ghana's economy.